Speaking to NDTV, Chopra said: "Since then, I've seen so closely what happens in a lot of rural India and, now that I've come to know, in a lot of urban India as well - the mindsets that people have towards the girl child, how she's looked upon as a burden.

"Our future is in the hands of our children and our girls are a huge part of that. We are one of the youngest nations in this world and I think it's high time that we take charge of this nation.

"With this initiative we aim to change the lives of many girls and provide them with basic necessities to be able to lead a quality life."